a coup in england....hahahaha...do you even read what you write....
I meant it in a minor catastrophic way, not as in a takeover.
study their history?...eh...please enlighten us....do you even know where the technological advancement during the renaissance was made....it was made using the knowledge from the Muslim world
And what does that have to do with their ideological and historical background as aggressors for 1300 years? Oh, that's right... nothing... but thanks for trying to look smart.
when the whole of Europe was under barbaric rule the Muslims were churning out the latest scientific theories and research.....I bet they don't teach that in your school...
Europe was never under barbaric rule, I don't know what school of thought you got that from. Barbarians were part of the Dark Ages, before there were Muslims in large communities. Secondly, aside from Muslim contributions in philosophy and science, the Muslim community never embraced such advancements. Look at the writings of Averroes and Avicenna and see how well embraced they were (I'm actually well versed in their writings which are quite excellent). I know my history extremely well, but you cannot take some advancements and claim that Islam embraced them as a whole. There were periods of advancement, but it never went anywhere: no universities, no hospitals, or large humanitarian efforts.
what I am getting at is Islam has been demonized by people like you and the crazy ass people who blow themselves....actually the difference between you and them is not much...what makes you similar is that both are ignorant....
Yah, you are so right. I must have forgotten how they converted North Africa with swords and beheading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_conquest_of_North_Africa
and I must have missed that part where it was law to convert or die, or their conquest of the Holy Land that was so vicious that blood was flowing in the streets, or their aggression on Spain through Jewish money that surprized and murdered thousands, and let's not forget their quest to destroy the Byzantium empire and take over Hagia Sophia, or their role in northern Asian nations either... I mean why do we need history to remind us what monsters they are?
How about now? Ever read about the Congo right now? Or the Sudan? How about the genoside in Kosovo?
Here's some history of actual murder (not science) which is the crux isn't it?
http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/Kosovo/Kosovo-Massacres.htm (several links)
How about Darfur (western Sudan)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur_conflict
How about the millions slaughtered in the Congo?
Let me tell you something, I know the stories of these people, many of them write newsletters as they live day to day not knowing when they are going to die. A Catholic bishop who was writing say he flees day to day in the jungle knowing that any day he is going to die but won't leave his people.
You need to wake up, you are an ignorant citizen who needs to understand that the pacifists of the internet and your age bracket need to learn your history. Modern schooling is avoiding teaching like the black plague, and most youth are completely unaware of how deviant they have been. You claim it was my deficient schooling that led me to understand my views, but I can use historical sources not talked about in most public universities for the obvious liberal and subversive agenda that they have. When the historian Belloc 80 years ago called Islam a "sleeping giant soon to be awoken" I agree with him.
But hey, they gave some technological advancements so who cares!!! Ahhh liberals, I love them.